The Beatles songs

The day the figurehead of the Beatles and lead singer John Lennon died, it seems as if a simple killing united the world as one on one devastating day. John was killed on December 8th 1980 by Mark David Chapman outside of his New York Apartment, forever moving the image of the music industry. I believe that John Lennon’s assassination was an unjust act of obsession that ultimately ended the life of one of the most influential people in all of music; however is success lacked due to his chronic…

The Midniters were considered Latinos equivalent of The Beatles. Thee Midniters were a crossover group persuaded by the British Invasion. Thee Midniters received its name by Eddie Torres who became their manager after hearing the band at St Alphonsos Catholic Church. Eddie was a diligent promoter who worked day and night to promote the band across the west coast. The band was actually molded into the talented young entertainers we know today by Bill Taggart who at the time was band director at…

opportunity and did the same. He knew it would be a “sound of the future”. When it comes to any artist that has ever made it, they all have one thing in common. They all take chances with different sounds that people are not used to listening to. The Beatles did this with their style of music that was considered heavy at the time, Kygo did it with his Tropical House style flutes and piano, and Jack U is doing it now with their new style of music. They all took chances that paid off. What makes…

Loyalty: The Symbolically Toxic Trait Songs about love have been a large part of our music industry for several decades now. As a result, it is no surprise that several artists write have had several different perspectives on the topic. There are several songs such as “All You Need is Love” by The Beatles, where they frame it as one of the most magical feelings a person can possibly feel. On the other side of the perspective, there are artists that decide to get analytical about it. “Loyalty” by…

when I was younger from older generations that were not my own and began listening less to overplayed pop songs from my generation. Don’t get me wrong, I do love good pop, modern rock, and indie rock songs. My musical taste ranges from Aretha Franklin to The Rolling Stones to Bob Dylan to Fleetwood Mac to The Animals and Nina Simone. Some of the things I love about classic rock are that their songs are timeless, their lyrics are unforgettable, their band members have unique styles and they do…

There have been many scandals in the history of rock and roll. One that always comes to mind is the tragedy of the Altamont Speedway Free Festival in California on December 6, 1969. Many thought it would be the next Woodstock and in some ways it was. Approximately 300,000 fans attended and there were many acts scheduled such as Jefferson Airplane, Santana, and CSNY, with the Rolling Stones as the final act. Grateful Dead was scheduled to play, but cancelled just prior to stage time because of…

During the 1980’s the impact of American and British culture was evident in many different aspects of life. Australia in the 1980s was a combination of many cultural flavours including influences from different cultures such as European, Asian and Indigenous Australian culture to In the 1980s, America and Britain still proved to be the main foreign cultural influence. The Australian culture was welcoming of the consumerist American way. Throughout fashion, sporting, cinema., music, it was easy…

Popular culture deals with people's lifestyle, attitudes and activities that are prevailing in a given society. Post World War II in Australia for some it was a time of certainty, prosperity, rising income, improved lifestyle. For others, it was a decade of oppression, censorship, prejudice, discrimination, hatred. The 1950s and 1960s were the decades in which the horrors of war were forgotten, and Australia launched itself into a whole new era. This response will describe the changes in…

During the 1960s, Beatlemania engulfed the United States, which made a myriad of fans frenzy over the English rock band, the Beatles. Among the group is the ladies favorite Paul McCartney, renowned for his cute charm, serenading voice, and efforts to cease so many animal deaths. Unfortunately, however, his popularity was increased exponentially when a conspiracy of his death arose by his own fans which states that he died in a car crash in 1963 and the band left clues in their music because they…

Rubber Soul and began working on Pet Sounds, a landmark album which in turn was admired by Paul McCartney. Brian Wilson also produced one of his greatest achievements, “Good Vibrations” which combines multiple musical ideas into one song and notes a departure from pop song writing, it’s referred to as “Pocket Symphony” because of the number of instruments and ideas present. Other psychedelic bands that began to emerge were The Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane. On the album Anthem of the Sun…